Liechtenstein Attempts to Fashion
New Image as High-Tech Nurturer

VADUZ, Liechtenstein -- This Manhattan-size Central Europe principality has no natural resources, virtually no domestic market, no state aid, no military, not even an airport.

In 1999, a series of reports by various international financial groups labeled Liechtenstein a haven for money laundering. Last year, it was portrayed as a medieval throwback after its longtime, billionaire prince won voter approval of near-absolute powers.